Is this mask effective against smoke from wildfires (in surrounding cities, not fighting the fire)? How about use while spray painting? Thanks!!
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SMOKE: This mask is made to protect you from particulate such as airborne dirt, drywall dust, or smoke or paint particles. It cannot protect you from the poisonous gases contained in smoke, such as odorless carbon monoxide. If you are in a nearby city, as you say, you should be just fine, since the poisonous gasses will be heavily diluted by fresh air and the particulate is filtered out by the mask. Smokejumpers often go in with oxygen tanks strapped on, but forest fire smoke is not nearly as nasty as most paint fumes. PAINT FUMES: I've used these masks for sanding and painting on 3 cars and a rototiller, but remember: these masks cannot protect you from dangerous fumes in a non-ventilated paint shop. They stop solid particles, but not poisonous gasses. Professional paint shops use far more sophisticated equipment, such as air scrubbers and circulation fans, to make the air safe. So, a summary: Wear this mask for the particulate protection, and always keep your face UPWIND of paint fumes. They are great masks, and far better than any cheap mask. These would even be useful if there were a volcanic eruption in the Pacific and all that dust wafted across the US for weeks afterward, which it would. If you wear no mask for drywall sanding, you are BEGGING to get particulate into your lungs where you could wind up in the hospital with bronchitis or worse. Don't ask me how I know that. I won't even buy cheap masks now. /tvg
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Spray Paint & Smoke - it depends what you want. For either situation these only filter out the particulate - NOT the actual harmful vapor contents. So its helpful in each case - but you still need lots of clean air in either case.
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We use the mask to spar with training weapons, mostly shinai (bamboo "swords"). It protects well but I have thought of wearing earplugs because the head strikes make my ears ring. We do not strike at full strength. We do not do open hand or gloved sparring with it (I referred to it as a "grater" once when I made incidental skin contact).
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With a properly fitted / sized mask, these filters should do the job perfectly! Using a pair adaptors with the dust filters to stack over these filters' inlets should prolong their use life by capturing most of the actual paint mist droplets before they ever get to this quality vapor/fume stopper. Most claim that with the #6001 in use, you don't smell anything...not a trace!
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It depends on what you plan on using this respirator for... --- hopefully you are smart enough not to use it for 2 stage or 3 stage acrylic paints with hardeners (anything with a hardener!). Anyone who says you can do so with impunity... --- is insane. For stage 1 enamels, like Rust Oleum paint, where you are painting a gallon or more, --- and intend to spray in the future some semi-serious projects, --- buy the full face mask unit and a spray suit (full body and head). for small jobs like some chair, outside... --- use the organic cartridge, and dispose of it after about 10 hours.
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This mask is mainly for dust related filtering and not organic compounds or fumes. I would recommend a mask that is specific to automotive paints.
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You could probably still do it, mine does not get that hot undernesth even with a large fire. Would have to watch out for sparks though. Sparks and hot cinders can still pop out through screening. Another recommendation is to get a good cover if you dont already have one, i have mine covered with heavy canvas that was cheaper than buying brand name. If you have any other questions, let me know. Very happy with my Landmann!
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I have been seeing warnings about working with this in powder form without the proper mask...I too, would like some specific information on how to work with this safely.
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Not really sure! It fumes are really bad, your face would need to be at a safe distance from where you are spraying! It pretty toxic!
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This is not fireproof, but it will resist fire for a little bit since it is metal. It has nothing to seal it shut, and the smoke will easily enter too.
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Have used the mask only for sanding dust or wood shop problems. Main reason I use this type of mask is to keep my eye glasses from fogging over. Sanding wood or pollen are degradable, but don't pollution is. From what I have seen in the news about Beijing best bet would be not to be there.If you have to then this mask would be what I would want to have.
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Would it work as a rescue mask if one was in a smoke-filled building and one was trying to get our quickly? How about in a teargas situation?
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It is made for spraying oil, not thinner liquid. Not sure why you would spray oil when smoking stuff. It does not come out as a fine mist, as I had hoped.
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I would imagine that it should help to clean some of the particulates from the fire from the air, if used in that area. I use mine on my work desk, but I still seem to accumulate some dust around that area.
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You don't need a mask for bleach its not going to ruin your lungs, maybe make your eyes be on fire. Use this for dust, not smell.
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No my friend, it won't. If you are a firefighter then i don't recommend you this mask because it won't protect you at all. I have used this mask for painting work and some smell came in.
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I use mine on my back porch under the roof when it is raining and it works fine with no problems! I have found that if you close the top vent on the smoker it will still smoke the meat or fish or??? adequately with only a small stream of smoke coming out the top. Have never had a fire!
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I would try it on a spot no one can see...just in case it removes any tint. In my short experience with this product, I'd say it would remove smoke odors. FYI it seems to be the best window cleaner I've used, even though it doesn't say to use it for windows!